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Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com A few weeks ago, the New Zealand media gave some coverage to the spectacle of the US President and the Prime Ministers of Australia and the UK signing an agreement whereby Australia will buy eight nuclear-powered submarines over the next two decades at a cost
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. The weekend saw a showdown between two tribes of contemporary gender politics: those in favour of progressing transgender rights versus women wishing to defend their
Cranmer cranmer.substack.com Lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. I divide my time between the UK and NZ. This Substack explores issues facing NZ at present under my nom du plume, Cranmer. Bravo Kellie-Jay. You did the job that
Bob Thompson The recent news that Te Pukenga needs $500 million to help with the amalgamation, got me thinking of a better way. A couple of the things that the creation of Te Pukenga was going to solve were: * Reduce costs. Polytechnics were continually losing money. Some were doing OK
It is a rare day indeed that I will ever agree with Rachel Smalley. She has an intense personal dislike towards me, whereas I am ambivalent towards her. She isn’t especially bright, but likes to think she is, and isn’t slow in telling others just how brilliant she
Not good news @nzlabour @NZGreens ….YOU caused this to happen. You encouraged it, you condoned it and now the people of this country will suffer…again. And to think this is an election year…… https://t.co/NeSOtpuU6k — Corina Shields (@AuntyHeihei) March 26, 2023 Discuss it on The BFD. If
William Spruance brownstone.org William Spruance is a practicing attorney and a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center. The ideas expressed in the article are entirely his own and not necessarily those of his employer. Rare episodes can symbolize the entire madness of an era. President Bush’s “Mission Accomplished”
Heather Moon newsbusters.org Heather Moon is a Senior Researcher for the Media Research Center’s Free Speech America. She previously wrote for The Resurgent. She has a master’s degree in Public Policy from Liberty University, as well as a master’s of Library Science from Texas Woman’s
New Zealand First Media Marama Davidson should stand down as ‘Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence’ for the clear and outrageous statement she made at the Posie Parker protest that ‘white straight men’ are the cause of violence. Her offensive, racist, and sexist remarks are typical of
Vision New Zealand Leader of Vision New Zealand, Hannah Tamaki, says the Refresh of Sexuality and Gender Curriculum now being pushed through our education curriculum and management of schools HAS GONE TOO FAR. “This is not education this is indoctrination of our children with liberal ideologies that 69 per cent
Kurt Mahlburg mercatornet.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary and a young
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
Darryl Betts darryllrbetts.wordpress.com Defeating false narrative with reason and logic Albert Park in Auckland is beautiful at this time of year. The students at the nearby universities are privileged to have such a treasure on their doorstep. It is a wonderful place to sit, to listen to music,
Helen Houghton New Conservative Co-leader Women are no longer safe in New Zealand due to the government’s promotion of a lobby group that has the mandate to rule and reign over the rights of all other New Zealand citizens. Not only have the government allowed and empowered this
On Friday in Howick, Winston Peters delivered his state of the nation speech to a packed and overflowing audience. Not long after, Newshub, the go-to media outlet for ACT Party attack pieces, was telling us that apparently Winston Peters was a liar regarding He Puapua. Some commenters on Friday
